2003 Mountain West Conference football season
Sports season
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The 2003 Mountain West Conference football season was the fifth since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the Mountain West Conference. The Utah Utes won the conference championship in 2003, the Utes' second overall and first outright title since the league began in 1999.
| 2003 Mountain West Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I-A |
| Sport | football |
| Teams | 8 |
| 2004 NFL Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Jeff Shoate (San Diego State) |
| Picked by | Denver Broncos, 152nd overall |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Utah |
| Runners-up | New Mexico |
| Top scorer | DonTrell Moore (126 points) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Utah $ | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 3 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 2 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coaching changes
- Joe Glenn took over at Wyoming, replacing Vic Koenning.[1]
- Urban Meyer took over at Utah.[2]
Bowl games
| Bowl | Date | Stadium | City | Result |
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| Las Vegas Bowl | December 24, 2003 | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas | Oregon State 55, New Mexico 14 |
| Liberty Bowl | December 31, 2003 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Memphis, Tennessee | Utah 17, Southern Miss 0 |
| San Francisco Bowl | December 31, 2003 | SBC Park | San Francisco | Boston College 35, Colorado State 21 |
Awards
- Coach of the Year: Urban Meyer, Utah
- Offensive Player of the Year: QB Bradlee Van Pelt, Sr, Colorado State
- Defensive Player of the Year: LB Kirk Morrison, Sr, San Diego State
- Freshman of the Year: RB Lynell Hamilton, San Diego State
All Conference Teams
First-team:
| Offense | |
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| Quarterback | Bradlee Van Pelt, Sr, Colorado State |
| Running back | DonTrell Moore, So, New Mexico Lynell Hamilton, Fr, San Diego State |
| Wide receiver | David Anderson, So, Colorado State Paris Warren, Jr, Utah |
| Tight end | Ben Moa, Sr, Utah |
| Offensive Line | Jason Lenzmeier, Sr, New Mexico Claude Terrell, Jr, New Mexico Erik Pears, Jr, Colorado State Ryan Cook, So, New Mexico Brendan Darby, Sr, San Diego State |
| Kicker | Wes Zunker, Sr, New Mexico |
| Kick returner | Dexter Wynn, Sr, Colorado State |
| Defense | |
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| Defensive line | D.J. Rentería, Sr, New Mexico Brady Poppinga, Jr, BYU Josh Savage, Sr, Utah Bryan Save, Sr, Colorado State |
| Linebacker | Kirk Morrison, Jr, San Diego State Adam Seward, Jr, UNLV Marchello Graddy, Sr, Air Force |
| Defensive back | Jamaal Brimmer, Jr, UNLV Aaron Francisco, Jr, BYU Dexter Wynn, Sr, Colorado State Brandon Ratcliff, Sr, New Mexico |
| Punter | Matt Payne, Jr, BYU |
Second-team:
| Offense | |
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| Quarterback | Alex Smith, So, Utah |
| Running back | Reynaldo Brathwaite, Jr, BYU Brandon Warfield, Sr, Utah |
| Wide receiver | Dwight Counter, Sr, New Mexico Earvin Johnson, Jr, UNLV |
| Tight end | Joel Dreessen, Jr, Colorado State |
| Offensive Line | Brett Huyser, Sr, Air Force Brett Waller, Sr, Air Force Mark Dreyer, Sr, Colorado State Mike Kracalik, Jr, San Diego State Dominic Furio, Sr, UNLV |
| Kicker | Dillon Pieffer, Sr, UNLV |
| Kick returner | Bo Nagahi, Jr, Utah |
| Defense | |
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| Defensive line | Daniel Kegler, Sr, New Mexico Zach Rupp, Sr, New Mexico Brandon Rager, Sr, San Diego State Brandon Casavan, Sr, Wyoming |
| Linebacker | Daniel Gawronski, Sr, New Mexico Billy Strother, Sr, New Mexico Matt McCoy, So, San Diego State |
| Defensive back | Gabriel Fulbright, So, New Mexico Jeff Shoate, Sr, San Diego State Dave Revill, Sr, Utah Morgan Scalley, Jr, Utah |
| Punter | Gary Cook, Jr, UNLV |